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Reading is one form of escape. Running for your life is another.

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Daniel Handler
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: February 28
Accordionist
Author
Musician
Novelist
Screenwriter
Songwriter
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San Francisco County
California
Lemony Snicket
Running
Another
Form
Life
Escape
Reading

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